Persuasion
Raintree County
In 1859, idealist John Wickliff Shawnessey, a resident of Raintree County, Indiana, is distracted from his high school sweetheart Nell Gaither by Susanna Drake, a rich New Orleans girl. This love triangle is further complicated by the American Civil War, and dark family history.
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Elizabeth TaylorSusanna Drake Shawnessy
Montgomery CliftJohn Wickliff Shawnessy
Eva Marie SaintNell Gaither
Nigel PatrickProf. Jerusalem Webster Stiles
Lee MarvinOrville 'Flash' Perkins
Rod TaylorGarwood B. Jones
Agnes MooreheadEllen Shawnessy
Walter AbelT.D. Shawnessy
Jarma LewisBarbara Drake
Tom DrakeBobby Drake
Rhys WilliamsEzra Gray
Russell CollinsNiles FosterWhere to watch
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Release date 1957-12-20
Countries United States
Production & box office Budget $5.5M · Box office $9.1M
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